National Environmental Monitoring and Indicator Systems: Implications for DoD
Wednesday, December 1, 1:45–5:00 pm

Chair:  Mr. Robin O'Malley, U.S. Geological Survey – National Climate Change and Wildlife Science CenterKeynote: Dr. Gordon Orians, University of Washington – Department of Biology

Department of Defense natural resource managers require actionable information to make management decisions. One important question is the relevance of information collected at broad spatial scales to inform local-scale decisions. A number of initiatives exist that either provide a national framework for monitoring or applying ecological information or provide specific indicator metrics of environmental status and trends across various spatial scales. Examples of these include the Ecological Indicators for the Nation, National Phenology Network, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), and Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. In combination, these initiatives attempt to provide (1) context information to inform finer scale efforts, (2) monitoring and indicator approaches that may operate across spatial scales, and (3) information to guide resource management decisions relative to landscapescale stressors. This session explored these different initiatives and how they relate to the information needs of DoD installation and range natural resource managers.

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1:45 PM

1:55 PM

Welcome & Introduction by the Session Chair

Mr. Robin O'Malley

U.S. Geological Survey –National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center

1:55 PM

2:25 PM

KEYNOTE: What Do (Should) Indicators Indicate?(Abstract)

Dr. Gordon Orians

University of Washington – Department of Biology

2:25 PM

2:50 PM

NEON: Enabling Continental Scale Ecological Forecasting(Presentation – Abstract)

Dr. David Schimel

National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.

2:50 PM

3:15 PM

Ecoregion-Scale Monitoring and Indicators(Presentation)

Dr. Eric Dinerstein

WWF – Conservation Science

3:15 PM

3:35 PM

Break

3:35 PM

4:00 PM

Interior Department Innovations in Conservation Delivery (Presentation)

Mr. Robin O'Malley

4:00 PM

4:25 PM

Long-Term Monitoring of Natural Resource Condition in U.S. National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges – Getting Science into the Hands of Land Managers and Planners(Presentation – Abstract)

Dr. Steve Fancy

National Park Service – Inventory and Monitoring Division

4:25 PM

4:50 PM

National Climate Assessment – Long-Term Monitoring and Indicators(Presentation – Abstract)

Ms. Katharine Jacobs

Executive Office of the President – Office of Science and Technology Policy

4:50 PM

5:00 PM

Discussion/Wrap-Up

Mr. Robin O'Malley